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Flash Flood Warning 74, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 13, 2018Burlington County, Camden County, New Jersey

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Aug 13, 2018, 10:27 AM EDT for Burlington County, Camden County, New Jersey. It was in force for 2 hr. 3 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Aug 13, 2018, 10:27 AM EDT (14:27 UTC)
Expired
Aug 13, 2018, 12:43 PM EDT
In force
2 hr
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ

The radar

The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 13, 11:18 AM EDTFLOODMaple Shade, NJMULTIPLE LANE AND ROAD CLOSURES IN MAPLE SHADE...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE STATE HIGHWAY 73 AND 38 INTERCHANGE.
Aug 13, 11:24 AM EDTFLASH FLOODPennsauken, NJMULTIPLE ROAD CLOSURES IN PENNSAUKEN TWP...INCLUDING STATE HIGHWAY 73 AT HYLTON ROAD AND U.S. HIGHWAY 130 NEAR UNION AVENUE.
Aug 13, 12:00 PM EDTFLASH FLOODPalmyra, NJSTATE HIGHWAY 73 CLOSED AT COUNTY ROAD 543 FROM FLOODING.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The nearest sounding before it

Brookhaven, NY (KOKX), launched 12:00Z, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 212 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-08-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 307 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brookhaven, NY at 12:00Z on 2018-08-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 68 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
307 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
450 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
34 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
107 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

670 
WGUS51 KPHI 131427
FFWPHI
NJC005-007-131800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0074.180813T1427Z-180813T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1027 AM EDT MON AUG 13 2018

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Northwestern Camden County in southern New Jersey...
  Northwestern Burlington County in southern New Jersey...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 1026 AM EDT, Doppler radar and automated rain gauges indicated 
  thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area. One to 
  two inches of rain have already fallen in Camden. Flash flooding 
  is expected to begin shortly in the areas of heaviest rain.

* Some locations that could experience flooding include...
  Camden, Gloucester City, Cherry Hill, Bellmawr, Riverside, Palmyra,
  Westville, Beverly, Brooklawn, Audubon Park, Ramblewood, 
  Barclay-Kingston, Golden Triangle, Ben Franklin Bridge, 
  Erlton-Ellisburg, Ashland, Greentree, Pennsauken and Maple Shade.

Additional rainfall amounts of up to one inch are possible in the 
warned area.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.

Excessive runoff from heavy rainfall will cause flooding of small
creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as
well as other drainage areas and low lying spots.

&&

LAT...LON 3991 7496 3988 7503 3987 7512 3989 7514
      3990 7513 3995 7514 3997 7511 3998 7507
      4001 7504 4007 7492

$$

Klein
1 follow-up statement
232 
WGUS71 KPHI 131643
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1243 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2018

NJC005-007-131652-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0074.000000T0000Z-180813T1800Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Camden NJ-Burlington NJ-
1243 PM EDT MON AUG 13 2018

...THE FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN CAMDEN AND NORTHWESTERN
BURLINGTON COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

The heavy rain has ended and life threatening flash flooding is no 
longer expected. However, areal flooding will linger through the 
afternoon. This is now covered by a Flood Warning.

Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

LAT...LON 3991 7496 3988 7503 3987 7512 3989 7514
      3990 7513 3995 7514 3997 7511 3998 7507
      4001 7504 4007 7492

$$

JRK

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 12, 10:08 PM EDTFlash Flood WatchPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and 6 more24 hr
Aug 13, 6:10 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Ocean4 hr
Aug 13, 8:03 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington, Camden, Gloucester, Salem4 hr
Aug 13, 8:30 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Monmouth, Ocean7 hr
Aug 13, 9:14 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIGloucester, Salem4 hr
Aug 13, 9:32 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI58 min
Aug 13, 10:35 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningPHI85 min
Aug 13, 10:48 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIMiddlesex, Monmouth, Somerset4 hr
Aug 13, 11:38 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPHIBurlington3 hr
Aug 13, 12:37 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIBurlington, Camden18 hr
Aug 13, 3:19 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningPHIMonmouth, Ocean6 hr

Nearby

Flash Flood Warnings in New Jersey, 2018Every flash flood warning in 2018

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.